EXTRAORDINARY

No. 2

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Planning

Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation

Notification

In supersession of the Notification of the Government of Goa, issued by the Directorate of Planning,

Statistics and Evaluation, notified vide No. DPSE/IV/Population Census-2021/2019-20 published in the

Official Gazette, Government of Goa, Series I No. 17 dated 25th July, 2019, the following Notification

No. S.O. 4698(E) dated 16th October, 2025 issued by the Office of the Registrar General, India, Ministry

of Home Affairs, New Delhi, is hereby published for general information.

Vijay B. Saxena, Director.

Porvorim, 21st October, 2025.

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Ministry of Home Affairs

(Office of Registrar General, India)

Notification

No. 4569 dated 16th October, 2025

S.O. 4698(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 17A of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of

1948), read with rule 6D of the Census Rules, 1990, the Central Government hereby extends the

DPSE/IV/Pupulation Census-2027/1/2025-26/2217

Date : 21-Oct-2025

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]

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Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Panaji, 22nd October, 2025 (Asvina 30, 1947)

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

provisions of the said Act for conduct of pre-test of first phase of Census of India, 2027. The pre-test of

first phase of Census of India, 2027 that is Houselisting and Housing Census in selected sample areas

shall be conducted from 10th November, 2025 to 30th November, 2025 in all States and Union territories.

There shall also be an option for self-enumeration from 1st November, 2025 to 7th November, 2025.

[F.No.: 9/8/2025-CD (Cen)]

Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.

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